Liquid-soap reservoir.



J. F. RHOWITS. LIQUID SOAP RESERVOIR. APPLICATION FILED 11.13.30, 1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

we ww provide a construction, particularly adapted succinct-ly defined in my annexed claims.

- the operation of the valve. Controller 6 is .-ftion 4"V of stem 4, said end portion being `pro'vements in vLiquid-Soap `Reservoirs, of

like parts throughout: Figure 1 is a side .outlet passage communicating therewith and lcarried by stein 4 vhaving connection with a thereto soas`,to be in position for convenient JOHN F. ROHOWITS, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

LIQUID-soar` nnsnnvoin.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March, 1910. Serial No. 552,441. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lrnown'that I,J0HNI F. RoHowrrs, a i citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of lVashington, have linvented certain new and useful Iinwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices of the above type and has for its primary object to for' holding liquid soap over lavatories, wash basins and the like, which will be sanitary, the outlet valve of the reservoir being provided with actuating meansof such type as 'to obviate the necessity of the hands being employed in the operation thereof'.

@ther objects will be set forth as my description progressesand those features of construction, arrangements and combinations of parts on which I desire protection Referring to the accompanying drawing,` in which like -nunierals of reference indicate elevation of my invention, a portion' of the bracket being broken away, and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section view on enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference, 1 indicates a reservoir, and2 an controlled by an inwardly opening valve l3,

spring 5 for normally holding lvalve 3 on its seat. v y

Reference numeral 6 indicatesa foot operated controller for opening valve 3 against the actionof spring 5, thesan'ie being pref-l erably arranged on the floor or in proximity engagement by .the foot of a person desiring pivotally supported, as lat 7, on a xed'l bracket as shownand has connection with a bell crank lever 8 through the medium of an elbow connection 9, comprising hinged links, one of which is pivoted to said controller andthe other to one arm of said bell crank. Bell crank 8 is pivotally supported, as at 9', and has its other arm pivoted to a vertically movablerod 10` whose upper end portion is swiveled in a coupling 11, connected with one-end of a lever 12.-pivoted at 12. Lever 12 has its other end portion engaged with the enlai'ged'lower end porpreferably grooved to provide a seat for sliding engagement with-the adjacent end portion of lever 12, as will be readily understood by reference` to Fig. 2.

Inl the operation of my device, reservoir 1 convenient and particularly desirable means however, is in t-he form of a wall bracket 13 having a pivoted arm 14 whose pivot 14 is in vertical alineinent with rod 10. Arm 14 is slotted, as at 15, and receives the central portion of lever 12, the end portions of said can be supported in any desired manner, a

lever depending therefrom and connected respectively with coupling 11 and valve stem 4 as liereinbefore described.

OutletxQ is in the forni of a suitable con- .duit provided in the outer end portion of arni14, the upper end portion of such conduit extending through a boss 2. which has reservoir 1 removably connected therewith as shown, and forms a seat for valve 3.

Reservoir 1 may be provided with a closure 1 of any suitable construction which will permit oftlie lling ofthe reservoir with the liquid soap. as will be `readily understood. V

Through the medium of swivel4 couplingl i 11 and pivot 14', the arm 14 can be swung to bring the reservoir to and-.from a position normally occupied when in use, as for ex-4 ample, over a wash stand or basin 16. After each operation 'of valve 3 through the depression of controller 6, spring 5 both reseats said. valve and returns said controller to its normal ,position` asis apparent.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what l" claim 'as new, and desire to `secure by Letters Patent of the' United States of America, is: i v.

1. A device of the character described comprising a support, a reservoir on said support provided with an outlet, a valve for the outlet of said reservoir provided with a depending stem. a spring engaged with the stem of said valve tending -to normally seat the latter, means on said support engaged with said stem for unseating said valve,-

means on a relatively fixed part for operating said first means. said last means including a vertically slidable rod, a swivel con- ,nection between said rod and said first means. 'and means connecting said support for swinging movement.`

2. device' of the character described. comprising a support, areservoir 0nv said support' provided with an outlet, said support being provided with a chamber beneath l said reservoir out-let and out of communication therewith, a valve for the outlet of said reservoir provided Withk a stem extending through the chamber of said support, a spring in said chamber engaged with said stem, and means on said support for operating said stem to open saidv valve.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a reservoir provided with `an outlet, means swingingly supporting ,said reservoir, a valve for the out-let of said reservoir, and means for operating said valve lncludlng a member arranged on a relatively vfixed part, and a second member on said 15 'frstimeans having pivotal connection With said first member, permittingof its swinging with said first means..

Signed at Seattle, Vashington this 17th day of March 1910.

' JOHN F. ROHOWITS. Witnesses:

ARLITA ADAMS -HERCHMER JOHNSTON. 

